Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All TimeFollowing an Australian government edict in 1931, black aboriginal children and children of mixed marriages were gathered up and taken to settlements to be institutionally assimilated. In Rabbit-Proof Fence, award-wining author Doris Pilkington traces the story of her mother, Molly, one of three young girls uprooted from their community in Southwestern Australia and taken to the Moore River Native Settlement. There, Molly and her relatives Gracie and Daisy were forbidden to speak their native language, forced to abandon their heritage, and taught to be culturally white. After regular stays in solitary confinement, the three girls planned and executed a daring escape from the grim camp. |
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... wanted to be taken to an island ( now known as Green Island ) to collect birds ' eggs . The request could not please the devious men more ; it was just what they wanted . They readily agreed and took six men to the island and left them ...
... wanted to be taken to an island ( now known as Green Island ) to collect birds ' eggs . The request could not please the devious men more ; it was just what they wanted . They readily agreed and took six men to the island and left them ...
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... wanted to know , the older ones were shielding their eyes from the glare of the sun . " It looks like a big mob of some kind , " said one of the old men . " Must be that ngubby that brother from Jigalong been talking about . Good mundu ...
... wanted to know , the older ones were shielding their eyes from the glare of the sun . " It looks like a big mob of some kind , " said one of the old men . " Must be that ngubby that brother from Jigalong been talking about . Good mundu ...
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... wanted to know who you all were and where you came from , " Martha said . “ He will pass the information on to the rest of them . " New arrivals always created great interest but most importantly hope . Hope of news about relations back ...
... wanted to know who you all were and where you came from , " Martha said . “ He will pass the information on to the rest of them . " New arrivals always created great interest but most importantly hope . Hope of news about relations back ...
Contents
The First Military Post | 1 |
The Swan River Colony | 8 |
The Decline of Aboriginal Society | 13 |
Copyright | |
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